Topic: Bad or mediocre games you like

[Ratty]

I've remembered some:

Blasto (PSX, this game deserved and still deserves a sequel)
Tomba! (PSX, crazy story, very cool game)
Pax Corpus (PSX)
Pink Panther (SNES)
Superman (Atari 2600)
Micro Machines (PSX)
Akuji: The Heartless (PSX)
Dragon's Lair (SNES, the original one is awesome)
Rugrats 1 and 2 (PSX)

I really doesnt know how to rate a game and know if its mediocre.

Akuji: the Heartless is a pretty good definition of a mediocre game. Doesn't do a lot wrong or a lot really spectacularly. Nice to have Richard "Shaft" Roundtree playing a badass undead Voodoo brotha though.

Also I've heard mixed things about Blasto! But they couldn't do a sequel because unfortunately the actor Phil Hartman who was the voice and main selling point of the game (at least in the US) is no longer with us.

[Lelygax]

Yeah, I knew that because of Wikipedia, so sad
But they could try to find someone with a similiar voice right? This game rocks and is very hard too.

[Dracula9]

Lords of Shadow. 

Also, any of the Dragon's Lair games. Any port. I love the fuck out of that game.

[Ratty]

Yeah, I knew that because of Wikipedia, so sad
But they could try to find someone with a similiar voice right? This game rocks and is very hard too.

I'd say you're more likely to get a "spiritual sequel" than a real one. Which is to say a game with similar humor and gameplay but not actually attached to the same character or universe. Because no one would want to look like they were trying to dishonor the memory of Phil Hartman. In the US he was well loved and is fondly remembered for his roles on Saturday Night Live and especially the Simpsons.

Lords of Shadow. 

Also, any of the Dragon's Lair games. Any port. I love the fuck out of that game.

*Gasp* Even the NES one?

[Dracula9]

Especially the NES one.



So bealtiful. ;_;

[RichterB]

I've got to add Glover (N64) to that list of mine earlier. It's not celebrated, but it was really unique and fun, even if rough around the edges.

[Dracula9]

Oh my God, Glover was awesome. I had completely forgotten about it until you mentioned it. I wish I still had my disc.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

M.C Kids, dammitall!
This game was surprisingly well-designed (despite what the Angry Videogame Nerd says about it).
Many years ago I actually beat this game.  Now?  I suuuuuck at it. xD

M.C. Kids - NES Gameplay

[beingthehero]

You actually beat MC Kids? You're a better gamer than I am.

I have the PS2 port of the original arcade versions of the Dragon's Lair games, though those are actually good.

Another thing i like isn't a bad game but a bad console (add-on, really) - the Sega 32x. I first got it in a bargain bin at Toys R Us for $15, and it came with Star Wars Arcade. The game was bland, but the 3D graphics wowed me for a day or two. For some reason, I am continually fascinated that the Genesis was given the potential to have 32-bit graphics.

Sega 32X Tech Demo

I also played the shit out of the 32X port of DOOM back in the day. I honestly had no idea it was terrible until years later.

[Ratty]

I also played the shit out of the 32X port of DOOM back in the day. I honestly had no idea it was terrible until years later.

To be fair, compared to modern PC sourceports every other way of playing DOOM is terrible.

[Abnormal Freak]

To be fair, compared to modern PC sourceports every other way of playing DOOM is terrible.

The original PlayStation versions hold up because of the dark ambient music. I much prefer to play DOOM that way because it makes it really unsettling.

And then there's DOOM 64 which is my favorite in the series, but that's an original title so eh.

Also, any of the Dragon's Lair games. Any port. I love the fuck out of that game.

You consider Dragon's Lair a bad or mediocre game? I think it's pretty badass. I have the Wii Dragon's Lair Trilogy which far as I can tell runs the games really smoothly. The only thing I dislike about the game is that when playing on a widescreen TV, it crops the top and bottom of the image. This can be avoided, but you have to go to the Wii settings and set it to 4:3, and then use your TV's view option to squish the wide image to its proper 4:3 frame. It's a bit of a hassle, but since it allows me to play the games in their original aspect ratio, I'll do it—but the game really should have allowed you to choose 16:9 or 4:3 in the options menu.

[Lelygax]

I've the Wii version too and I dont think its mediocre, only these sidescroller ports are mediocre to me.

[Ratty]

The original PlayStation versions hold up because of the dark ambient music. I much prefer to play DOOM that way because it makes it really unsettling.

And then there's DOOM 64 which is my favorite in the series, but that's an original title so eh.

Both of those have been ported/recreated for modern PC source ports, multiple times with increasing degrees of faithfulness iirc. Also I seem to recall the original composer for the PSX version released higher quality and extended versions of his tracks/new tracks for the game which I'm sure someone has figured out how to play with the PC version.

EDIT: Yep.
http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doom-general/62469-official-doom-playstation-soundtrack-release/

[Abnormal Freak]

Yep, he's been releasing a lot of stuff on Bandcamp, including original material. It would be cool to play updated PC versions with the PSX music.

Something like ten years ago there was the DOOM 64: Absolution TC, wonder if there's been a better PC version of the game since, especially now that lossless, complete versions of the music has been released.

I'd love to play PC Quake with Aubrey Hodges' score. Wish I knew how to do that kind of editing.

[K.G. Morder]

Lords of Shadow. 

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>Lords of Shadow

You did not disappoint, CV Dungeon. You did not disappoint.

Does Mega Man X6 count? I don't consider it a "bad" or "mediocre" game by any means. a rushed, half baked product maybe, but not bad.